RED CROSS REJECTS YOUR BLOOD!

Do you know that as an active gay or bisexual man, you are banned from donating blood?

This policy discriminates against you!

It unfairly stigmatises gay and bisexual men as a threat to public health; and

It wrongly portrays male-to-male sex as inherently a health risk.

The ban reduces the pool of potential blood donors at a time when blood is often in short supply.

All blood is tested for HIV and other blood borne viruses – rapid advances in technology have brought ‘window periods’ down significantly.

Our blood is not a threat to the blood pool!

The Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (VGLRL) have created the Equal Rights Blood Donation Registry – a register of interested potential blood donors who are unable to donate because they have engaged in male-to-male sexual activity in the previous twelve months.